In 1865, That’s correct. On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate States Army surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union Army at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia. This event effectively marked the end of the American Civil War, although other Confederate forces would continue fighting for a short while longer. The surrender at Appomattox Court House is often seen as a significant moment symbolising the reunification of the United States after years of devastating conflict.
Then fast forward 138 years to 2003 and President George W Bush with the help of UK’s Premier Tony Blair take us back into conflict with the fall of Baghdad, which also occurred on April 9, 2003, during the Iraq War. It marked a significant moment in the conflict as U.S.-led coalition forces entered the city, effectively toppling the regime of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. The invasion was largely justified by the belief that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), although no such weapons were ultimately found. The fall of Baghdad led to the eventual capture of Saddam Hussein by coalition forces later that year, and it marked the beginning of a protracted period of insurgency and instability in Iraq, which prevails today!
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The facts keep pointing to the same cause, the catastrophic way USA so called diplomacy works at the point of a gun, from 1865 onwards this country is looking for wars, even with itself, is there any hope for world peace with this sort of gung ho! attitude to world affairs?